A Danish prince haunted by his father's ghost. A delusional Spanish knight jousting with windmills. A Chinese beauty falling into an enchanted dream next to a Peony Pavilion.
It takes about 20 Chinese parents, 11 elementary schools throughout the Bay Area and a small army of volunteers to stage the series of celebrations planned for the upcoming Chinese New Year, or the Lunar New Year, which will fall on Jan 28.
What happened in the past two weeks has highlighted both the US' leadership and its loss thereof on the climate change front.
The Standard Hotel, a symbol of chic in Manhattan's Meatpacking District, could be going to a Chinese buyer.
The latest earthquake in Sichuan province is a reminder of the never-ending wish for a way to predict such deadly cataclysms.
A string of recent incidents has put Chinese overseas travelers on notice. The incidents range from the embarrassing - getting arrested for breaching local laws - to the tragic - people losing their lives camping or hiking.
When talking about the South China Sea, US officials, especially those in the previous Obama administration, liked to emphasize the importance of the shipping route to global trade.
When Judy Hirigoyen travels to China on business, she is "delighted and shocked" to see bowls of California pistachios on the tables of tea houses in Chengdu.
"The first step toward creating a community of our dreams is to tell our stories," said Camille Llanes-Fontanilla, executive director of San Jose-based non-profit SOMOS Mayfair. She was trying to explain how her organization supports children, organizes families and connects neighbors in order to address systemic inequalities.
China's recent announcement that it has had enough of the world's garbage has raised alarm bells in the global recycling industry that counts on the business.
An editor and writer at China Daily USA in New York, William Hennelly is a print and digital media veteran. He previously was managing editor of TheStreet.com financial news website in New York, and has worked at daily newspapers in New Jersey. Hennelly is a journalism graduate of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
General manager of China Daily USA's San Francisco bureau. Based in the Bay Area, she covers a wide range of topics including corporate news, Silicon Valley innovation, US-China cooperation in various forms and profiles of interesting personalities, as well as overseeing office operations.
Chen Weihua is the Chief Washington Correspondent of China Daily and Deputy Editor of China Daily USA. He is also a columnist, with a particular focus on US politics and US-China relations.
A copy editor and writer with China Daily USA in New York, Chris Davis is a graduate of the University of Virginia and served two years as a volunteer with the United States Peace Corps in Kenya.
US President Donald Trump visits China
